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Future Prof Workshop: Facilitating Difficult Classroom Conversations
Session Description
Educators and learners alike are feeling the impacts of stressors and uncertainties in and beyond higher education. Because we come to our learning spaces as whole people, and do not shed our identities, goals, values, and experiences at the classroom door, these stressors may manifest in the classroom as difficult or disruptive conversations, especially when those conversations relate to our positionalities, as well as our personal values, goals, and experiences. In this session, we will reflect on our own experiences with difficult conversations, explore the varied ways that difficult conversations arise in the classroom, and identify and practice some proactive and reactive strategies for facilitating challenging, respectful, and caring conversations.
Learning Outcomes
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Validate the experiences and stressors that may lead to difficult classroom conversations
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Identify the types of planned and unplanned conversations that may lead to tense encounters
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Explore and practice proactive and reactive strategies for facilitation when conversations become difficult
Current graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are welcome register on Western Connect. This workshop will be offered online.
Future Prof Series Description
These interactive seminars for future professors and professionals provide valuable insight into teaching and career-strategies across the disciplines. The workshops in this series are constantly evolving to meet the current interests of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.